The concept of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) as an intermediate state between normal
cognition and dementia entered into the vernacular of geriatric medicine more than 30 years
ago. Geriatric fellowship programs teach to the condition and primary care providers all have
a passing understand that somewhere between normal and dementia there resides a
population that fits the definition. In long-term care settings, the condition is common and it is
particularly problematic in assisted living if a resident's cognitive capacity is not correctly …